Girls' name · since 1926
Shasta
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 4,320 babies named Shasta, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,320
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
4,320 babies have been named Shasta since 1926, making it today's #15118 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shasta recorded 4,320 times among girls since 1926, holding rank #15118 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #2,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,118 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,320 born since 1926
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shasta ranks #2,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,118 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,320 born since 1926, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,320
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shasta's 4,320 recorded births place it above 96.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shasta compares
4,320 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shasta's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shasta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 235 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shasta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shasta splits its recorded history at 1987: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 235 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shasta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 235
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Shasta popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 1978 (Shasta as boys' name)
Shasta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,784 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Shasta's strongest decade.
1,784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shasta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 93
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,119 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,784 births
- 1990s
1990s
764 births
- 2000s 277
2000s
277 births
- 2010s 124
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,784 births (41% of all-time use).
How Shasta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shasta's total volume
Shasta by state
Where Shasta concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 536 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 259 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 189 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 135 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 135 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 114 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 97 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 66 | 1.5% |
536 of 4,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Shasta appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shasta's data
- Shasta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,784 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shastas (536 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shasta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shasta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.